Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0010259
The FY 2024 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship is a U.S. Department of State grant competition run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically its Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division. It supports the design and delivery of a four-week, U.S.-based summer program to be held in summer 2025. The overall purpose is to bring together young people from the United States and Europe for an intensive exchange centered on shared democratic values, practical leadership development, and deeper understanding of transatlantic cooperation.
The fellowship is built around a cohort of roughly 55 teenagers: approximately 45 participants from countries across Europe and about 10 participants from the United States, all ages 16 to 18. U.S. embassies throughout Europe will handle recruitment and selection of the European participants, while the organization that receives the award is responsible for recruiting and selecting the U.S. participants. In practice, this means the grantee must be prepared to coordinate closely with U.S. government partners overseas on the international participant pipeline while independently running a fair and well-documented domestic selection process for American students.
Programming priorities include transatlantic relations and the skills young adults need to collaborate across borders and cultures, with emphasis on leadership development, critical thinking, diplomacy, community activism, and media literacy or engagement. The intent is not just classroom-style learning, but hands-on exposure to how civic life works, how ideas move through media ecosystems, and how youth can build coalitions around common goals even when they come from different national and cultural contexts. The fellowship also includes a follow-on component: participants receive support for individual or small group projects they carry out after returning home, allowing them to apply what they learned through community-based initiatives rather than treating the exchange as a one-time experience.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary award made through a cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial involvement by ECA in shaping or monitoring implementation compared to a standard grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (Assistance Listing) 19.415. ECA expects to make one award, with an award ceiling of $250,000. The funding opportunity number is SFOP0010259. Eligible applicants are U.S. public or private nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of 26 USC 501(c)(3), including accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institutions, meaning universities and colleges with nonprofit status are explicitly eligible alongside other qualifying nonprofits.
Key timeline details in the announcement indicate the application closing date was April 16, 2024, and the funded project would culminate in delivering the four-week residential or U.S.-based program in summer 2025, followed by the supported community follow-on activities in participants home communities. Applicants would be expected to propose the program design, logistics, participant experience, staffing, safeguarding and duty-of-care approach for minors, methods for achieving learning outcomes in the stated themes, and a clear plan for administering and monitoring follow-on micro-projects or activities after participants return home.Apply for SFOP0010259
- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the FY 2024 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship grant opportunity?
It is a U.S. Department of State grant competition administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division. The funded project supports the design and delivery of a four-week, U.S.-based summer fellowship program to be held in summer 2025 for teenagers from the United States and Europe.
What is the overall purpose of the fellowship?
The fellowship aims to bring together young people from the United States and Europe for an intensive exchange focused on shared democratic values, practical leadership development, and a deeper understanding of transatlantic cooperation.
Who is the sponsoring federal agency and which office runs it?
The opportunity is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division.
What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary award made through a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically involves substantial involvement by ECA in shaping, monitoring, or supporting implementation compared to a standard grant.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.415.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SFOP0010259.
How many awards does ECA expect to make?
ECA expects to make one award.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $250,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are U.S. public or private nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of 26 USC 501(c)(3). This includes accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institutions (nonprofit colleges and universities), as well as other qualifying nonprofit organizations.
Is this program for individuals to apply for funding directly?
The opportunity described is a grant competition for eligible U.S. nonprofit organizations to design and run the fellowship program. It is not described as an individual funding opportunity for students or participants to apply for grant dollars directly.
When is the fellowship program expected to take place?
The funded project is expected to culminate in delivering a four-week, U.S.-based summer program in summer 2025.
What is the duration and format of the main program?
The program is described as a four-week, U.S.-based summer program. The announcement indicates it is residential or otherwise U.S.-based, with the applicant proposing the specific design and logistics.
Who are the participants and what ages are they?
The fellowship is built around a cohort of roughly 55 teenagers, ages 16 to 18.
How many participants come from Europe and the United States?
Approximately 45 participants are expected from countries across Europe and about 10 participants from the United States.
Who recruits and selects the European participants?
U.S. embassies throughout Europe will handle recruitment and selection of the European participants.
Who recruits and selects the U.S. participants?
The organization receiving the award is responsible for recruiting and selecting the U.S. participants, including running a fair and well-documented domestic selection process.
What coordination is expected with U.S. government partners overseas?
The grantee must be prepared to coordinate closely with U.S. embassies and other U.S. government partners overseas regarding the recruitment and selection pipeline for European participants.
What themes and topics are emphasized in the program?
Programming priorities include transatlantic relations and skills for cross-border and cross-cultural collaboration, with emphasis on leadership development, critical thinking, diplomacy, community activism, and media literacy or engagement.
Is the fellowship intended to be classroom-based or experiential?
The intent is not only classroom-style learning. The fellowship emphasizes hands-on exposure to civic life, how ideas move through media ecosystems, and how young people can build coalitions around common goals across national and cultural differences.
Does the fellowship include activities after the four-week program ends?
Yes. The fellowship includes a follow-on component that supports participants as they carry out individual or small group projects after returning home, allowing them to apply what they learned through community-based initiatives.
What is expected of applicants in terms of follow-on support?
Applicants are expected to propose a clear plan for administering and monitoring follow-on micro-projects or activities that participants implement in their home communities after the main program.
What must an application proposal include?
Applicants would be expected to propose the program design, logistics, participant experience, staffing, safeguarding and duty-of-care approach for minors, methods for achieving learning outcomes aligned to the stated themes, and a plan for administering and monitoring the post-program follow-on component.
Are there specific safeguarding expectations given the age of participants?
Yes. Because the participants are minors (ages 16 to 18), applicants are expected to describe a safeguarding and duty-of-care approach appropriate for a youth residential or U.S.-based program.
What is the application deadline listed in the announcement?
The application closing date indicated is April 16, 2024.
What does "transatlantic cooperation" mean in the context of this program?
Based on the announcement, it refers to strengthening understanding and collaboration between young people from the United States and Europe, grounded in shared democratic values and practical skills for working across borders and cultures.
What kind of learning outcomes is the program expected to pursue?
The opportunity emphasizes outcomes related to shared democratic values, leadership development, critical thinking, diplomacy, community activism, media literacy or engagement, and the ability to collaborate across national and cultural contexts.
What role does ECA play after making an award?
Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, ECA is expected to have substantial involvement in shaping and/or monitoring implementation compared to a standard grant.
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